tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250319231513853672.post3033232008664837932..comments2012-09-11T13:18:07.097+01:00Comments on The OCD Experience: Mental health and the mediaOCD Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05029991324831898750noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250319231513853672.post-62658360656311259602011-12-22T18:11:16.010+00:002011-12-22T18:11:16.010+00:00Tina - It&#39;s completely true that the people ge...Tina - It&#39;s completely true that the people getting the messages are those who aren&#39;t in the know about medical things but unfortunately fear is the thing they seem to play on to help them to sell more products.<br /><br />ocdtalk - I too turn the channel when advertisements come on but unfortunately the seed of the thought is already planted by that point. I guess that is avoidance but avoidance seems more welcome than the anxiety raised from watching them.<br /><br />I hadn&#39;t looked at it as an exercise in ERP but that might be something I am advised when I finally get my first therapy session underway... I hate waiting lists!<br /><br />Pure O Canuck - I completely agree that they prey on our insecurities as it is a powerful tool they use to sell their products. <br /><br />Unfortunately, it isn&#39;t only advertising as I think the same hysteria arose from irresponsible news reports/papers covering the POTENTIAL swine flu/bird flu outbreaks a few years back.<br /><br />Karin - I haven&#39;t seen the specific advert you’re referring to but I can imagine how it goes and how it could&#39;ve affected you. I&#39;m glad that you are better at coping with them now and can laugh about it - Hopefully I will be able to too :) <br /><br />It was my assumption in the blog post that others may have been affected and you confirming it to be true only makes me want those responsible to take positive action even more - Thank you for sharing.<br /><br />71º &amp; Sunny - I know how you feel. My compulsions become so elaborate during my worst period trying to prevent bad things happening to those close to me, all because of the overwhelming advertising and imagery that I couldn&#39;t escape from.<br /><br /><br />Thank you all so much for commenting and sharing your thoughts with me - It&#39;s incredibly reassuring knowing that others have been through similar experiences and are proving that there are better things after overcoming OCD symptoms! :)OCD Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029991324831898750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250319231513853672.post-79681984552359810372011-12-20T04:49:34.780+00:002011-12-20T04:49:34.780+00:00Great post! When H1N1 was all the rage a couple of...Great post! When H1N1 was all the rage a couple of years ago the U.S. Gov&#39;t Health Agencies made a big deal about telling people to stay home if they were sick. I was TORMENTED for 6 months thinking that I had it and was responsible for passing it along. Ugh.71º &amp; Sunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09981113989131619635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250319231513853672.post-69757335104194233712011-12-19T01:02:32.167+00:002011-12-19T01:02:32.167+00:00Yes, here in Ontario there are signs in all the pu...Yes, here in Ontario there are signs in all the public washrooms telling us how long to wash our hands, and commercials telling us TO wash hands often. But when I do it it&#39;s called OCD. :) So it IS annoying. Ditto for all the lysol spray commercials the have ladies spraying pencil containers (don&#39;t they know how long it took me to not have to wash my pencils and pens before using, if it wasn&#39;t my specific pencil?) I can now snicker at these commercials and say : see, i&#39;m right&#39; to my husband who laughs too. But it took a while for me to get there.<br /><br /><br />I didn&#39;t realize that others with different kinds of ocd also had troubles with the commercials, so thanks for bringing that up.Karinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17182813079850508907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250319231513853672.post-7136513544300340072011-12-19T00:27:53.872+00:002011-12-19T00:27:53.872+00:00I TOTALLY agree with you! I find it very frustrat...I TOTALLY agree with you! I find it very frustrating how mis-leading most advertising is. Advertisers pray on people&#39;s fears and insecurities. It drives me crazy. Very quickly messages become blown out of proportion. I&#39;m reminded of that game we played as a kid called &quot;telephone&quot; - it&#39;s amazing how quickly one message morphed into something totally different. It&#39;s especially unfortunate for those of us with OCD. But no one knows what/who to believe anymore.Pure O Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00100718316473616760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250319231513853672.post-63745350130153941032011-12-18T13:19:04.641+00:002011-12-18T13:19:04.641+00:00A thought-provoking post, and I agree with you abo...A thought-provoking post, and I agree with you about how these issues are presented in the media. I do not have OCD, and watch little television, but when I do I will often change the channel if a commercial comes on that begins to cause me discomfort. So I understand what you are saying.<br />I doubt, however, that things are going to change much in the near future, so I am thinking that maybe a good question to ask is how to deal with these potential &quot;triggers&quot; of OCD. There&#39;s always avoidance (which experts usually say should be avoided :) ) or perhaps these upsetting advertisements could be ready-made tools in Exposure Response Prevention Therapy......Just some thoughts.ocdtalkhttp://ocdtalk.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7250319231513853672.post-22554896241487127622011-12-17T20:33:41.788+00:002011-12-17T20:33:41.788+00:00I had never thought about it, but you&#39;re right...I had never thought about it, but you&#39;re right. Some of the social marketing tools used can go over the top, and there&#39;s probably not enough thought put into the fact tht it&#39;s non-doctors getting the messages. It&#39;s something to consider: is fear the best tactic in such advertising?<br />Thanks for the insight!Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659018994558471570noreply@blogger.com